Author Biography: Claire Loughnan is a Lecturer in Criminology, at the University of Melbourne, researching immigration detention and border protection. She is currently writing a book on the institutional effects of immigration detention, and editing a collection of articles by Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani. Dr Loughnan is a University of Melbourne co-convenor of Academics for Refugees, research partner with the Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies and a member of the OPCAT (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture) Australia Network.
